It's not going to happen. She would be an undersized big who is used to have a size advantage (and skill for that matter) against any opponent she goes up against. Cuban is just showing his appreciation and being Cuban.

Mark Cuban was talking about NBA prospects and a young Asian guard in particular. He gave his stock answer. “If he’s good, we’re looking at him,” Cuban said. “I don’t care if the guy is from Upper Slobovia. If he can play, we’ll take them. If Brittney Griner can play, we’ll take her with our second-round pick. I don’t care.” And with that, the can of worms officially got ripped open. Cuban said he’s serious about the possibility of bringing in Baylor’s 6-8 star now that her college eligibility is done.

“If she’s the best on the board, we’ll take her,” Cuban said. “If we have the 60th pick and she’s on the board, we still might take her.” [...] “I’ve thought about it already,” he said. “Would I do it? And right now, I’d lean toward yes, just to see if she can do it. You never know until you give someone a chance. And it’s not like the likelihood of any late-50s draft pick has a good chance of making it. If we had tryouts, I would have no problem inviting her to work out and see how she did. No problem whatsoever.”

The amount of buzz that Griner would bring to the Summer League would be almost unmatched. And if she could move her game to more of a SF, I don't see size being a factor. She's 6'8", 200lbs.

"That was Nasty right? Cocked that Joint back and banged on 'em." -James Johnson

Totally agree, but I'm solely speaking of being able to compete in Summer League. Haha
I don't think she'd get embarrassed in Summer League.

But in terms of where/if she'd fit in an actual NBA game, it's tough to say. But if any female player could do it, it'd be her.

it'd be a great story, no doubt. even if it was just in summer league. it just isn't realistic.

without getting overly sexist as i normally would.. the physical differences between men and women are too vast to allow for fair competition despite her skill level... we're talking the effects of testosterone vs estrogen.. bone density.. physical builds.. muscle structure

there's an interesting argument going on in MMA right now about Fallon Fox, a transgendered fighter (man to woman) who fights chicks that has had me doing a bit of research between the physicalities of men and women lately..

it'd be a great story, no doubt. even if it was just in summer league. it just isn't realistic.

without getting overly sexist as i normally would.. the physical differences between men and women are too vast to allow for fair competition despite her skill level... we're talking the effects of testosterone vs estrogen.. bone density.. physical builds.. muscle structure

there's an interesting argument going on in MMA right now about Fallon Fox, a transgendered fighter (man to woman) who fights chicks that has had me doing a bit of research between the physicalities of men and women lately..

it'd be a great story, no doubt. even if it was just in summer league. it just isn't realistic.

without getting overly sexist as i normally would.. the physical differences between men and women are too vast to allow for fair competition despite her skill level... we're talking the effects of testosterone vs estrogen.. bone density.. physical builds.. muscle structure

there's an interesting argument going on in MMA right now about Fallon Fox, a transgendered fighter (man to woman) who fights chicks that has had me doing a bit of research between the physicalities of men and women lately..

also, boobies.

Glad you wrote something meaningful (Heinzful). Was starting to lose hope, but hopefully you corrected yourself in the end.

First, there are too many physical freaks in the NBA and if a woman were to succeed in the NBA the best bet would be as a shooter (if Steve Novak can be in the NBA, who cannot do very much well aside from shoot, than a woman surely can), so it is just unbelievably unrealistic to say Griner has a shot. She does not. And that is not a bad thing.

What would this do to the WNBA? What if the best female players in the world did not play in the WNBA? It would kill it.

Battier said that "in our lifetime there will be a female NBA player" (I'm paraphrasing) and that is something slightly more realistic, but it will not be Griner, nor should it be, for the sake of the WNBA.

She is 6'8 weighs 208 pounds is far too slow to play SF far too weak to defend PFs, has no above average NBA skill, she would get killed be a huge liability and players would go at her to abuse the mismatch

She is 6'8 weighs 208 pounds is far too slow to play SF far too weak to defend PFs, has no above average NBA skill, she would get killed be a huge liability and players would go at her to abuse the mismatch

I'll repeat myself...this has nothing to do with how skilled she is or what she can bring to the team. Think about how many more people would go to Mavs games if she was on the team!